Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks & Predictions 2/7/2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

KeyBank Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to KeyBank Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +105 and the Sabres at -125.

Carolina has a record of 26-21-6 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 152 goals and given up 155 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-29-0. Buffalo is 26-20-6 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 153 goals and surrendered 160 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 25-26-0 while their over/under record is 28-22-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 25-27-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 25-26-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 28-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/18/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/07/18 D Casey Nelson Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/05/19 C Johan Larsson Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Carolina
02/05/19 D Matt Hunwick Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Carolina

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 24 goals this year with 157 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 12 goals on 109 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 11 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 662 shots against him and he's given up 70 goals. He's made 592 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Sam Reinhart has scored 47 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 13 goals this season with 111 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 31 goals on 172 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Carter Hutton has 15 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Sabres. He has 991 shots against him and he's surrendered 90 goals. He's made 901 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 58 total points this season, which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They are 22nd in the league in goals scored with 152 while they've given up 155 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 176 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 168 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 15th in the league when short-handed. They average 36 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.05% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 23rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres are 15th in the NHL with a total of 58 points this year. They have 28 power play goals on 155 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 143 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 7th in the NHL. As a team, the Sabres are 17th in the league with 153 goals scored while they've given up 160 goals, which is 16th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.01%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.8%, as they've attempted 3,533 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,795 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.6% as they have 2,645 attempts while they have given up 2,113 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 56.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,593 face-off wins compared to 1,641 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,387 hits and they have blocked 682 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,541 face-off wins compared to 1,621 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Buffalo has 947 hits and they have blocked 644 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Buffalo is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 2,948 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,977 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 18th as they have 2,305 attempts while they have given up 2,333 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Hurricanes/Sabres NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo -125

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